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Grammar : Verb
Spell : leyd-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪd l



Definition of ladled

Origin :
  • "large, long-handled spoon for drawing liquids," Old English hlædel "ladle," from hladan "to load" (see lade) + -le, suffix expressing "appliance, tool" (cf. shovel, handle, thimble). The verb is first recorded 1520s, from the noun. Related: Ladled; ladling.
  • As in scoop : verb dig up; shovel
  • As in skim : verb remove the top part
  • As in lade : verb dip
  • As in dish out : verb distribute
Example sentences :
  • You should have heard him when he ladled out the talk to me.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • From a deep crock she ladled a smaller scoop and filled the glass to the top.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • After the oil was thus extracted, it was ladled into casks, which were stowed below.
  • Extract from : « The Voyage of the "Steadfast" » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • "Mildest thing you ever drank," said John, and he ladled her out a cup.
  • Extract from : « Chimney-Pot Papers » by Charles S. Brooks
  • If we would leave it to them, they said, they would see that justice was ladled out.
  • Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch
  • And Don Louis ladled them into his mouth with evident relish!
  • Extract from : « On the Mexican Highlands » by William Seymour Edwards
  • A pagoda covers it, beneath which water is ladled out to the thirsty.
  • Extract from : « America, Volume III (of 6) » by Joel Cook
  • One may imagine with what grim satisfaction Coke ladled this out.
  • Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
  • All the water we could get to drink was ladled off the ground.
  • Extract from : « The Cause of the Charge of Balaclava » by Thomas Morley
  • The latter is received in an excavation made in the earth, from which it is ladled out into iron moulds.
  • Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

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